FanHouse Rick Fox

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As a former Lakers star, three-time NBA champ and part-time actor, Rick Fox is very familiar with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. In this video, Rick tells us he's excited to see Ron Artest on the Lakers, gives Artest advice on how not to get caught up in the Hollywood lifestyle, opines on Shaquille O'Neal's reality show and fills us in on his acting and producing career.

Check out the video after the jump.

I heard Michael Jackson died at approximately 5:30 PM ET. Hours later, I still don't think it's fully hit me. This was the man I idolized growing up as a kid ... I watched Moonwalker about 80 times on VHS (Joe Pesci was the villain). I once furiously outbid someone $159 for a replica Beat It jacket with 13 zippers. I actually have an 8x10 glossy of Billie Jean Michael taped next to my bedroom door.

Everyone -- from celebrities to sports stars to ordinary people -- had their way of trying to feel connected to the King of Pop. In his mere presence, fans have fainted and needed medical attention. So when news broke that Jackson had passed away, the reverberations on social media sites like Twitter were immense. Outspoken wide receiver Chad Ochocinco even went on to tweet "this is just as sad as 9/11" and then tried to play damage control after his offensive comment.

After the jump, read the emotional reactions from current and former athletes.

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It seemed Braylon Edwards had weathered the worst of it. Speculation had the Browns trading him out of Cleveland by draft weekend, yet four days later, he's still on the roster.

Maybe head coach Eric Mangini thought Edwards could find his '07 Pro Bowl form (maybe). Or perhaps general manager George Kokonis scared off potential suitors by asking for too much in return (more likely).

When the internet stops being relevant in a few years and EBay slinks slowly off into the darkness, at least we will remember all the fun times we had watching millionaire athletes sell their valuable personal goods to random strangers in an online auction.

Manny Ramirez slinging his grill comes immediately to mind and if we ever find out which Laker is selling his championship ring, he will surely be chided with a level of disgust that equals our adoration of the M-Ram.

One authentic 1999-2000 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Championship Ring ... This is a large ring by normal standards but is considered to be a "ladies-size" since it is size 8 1/2. ... The top is paveed with 27 brilliant cut diamonds ... On one side of the ring the person's name is cut out. This is the name of the person who originally received the ring in the Lakers Organization ... The words "Bling Bling" are on this side with the triangle in the background. The year 2000 is also cut out on this side.

And clearly, that's not even half of the description. There are more mentions of diamonds and the various logos that are on the ring (there's a Triangle Offense in diamonds, a Lakers logo in diamonds, it comes with a diamond encrusted certificate of authenticity, etc.). But everyone wants to know who the seller is.

Leitch hypothesized quite quickly, based on the roster, that the would-be culprit is John Celestand. But you know what? I'm taking Rick Fox . Mainly because I dislike Carolina, and he and King Rice haunted my childhood, but also, for some reason I could see him mentioning the ladies size thing.

Or, more likely, it's just some random person in the organization that backdoored a ring. But it's fun to dream.

That's right. It's Rick Fox's time to shine on the big screen, in the new Tyler Perry vehicle, Meet the Browns (Thanks to Masur and iwatchstuff for the link). Among the many amazing things in this trailer (Madea sighting!), it manages to include the triple crown of inspirational music: Jill Scott - Golden, (some horribly bastardized version of) The Five Stairsteps' "Ooh Child," and Chaka Khan's "Through the Fire." I'm smelling Oscar. Check around 2:10 for the dramatic turn of phrase!